Urawa Reds backroom staff
We hold the names of 33 people on Urawa Reds's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Maciej Skorża manages the first team. Urawa Reds's is the joint 8th longest staff list of the 21 J1 League clubs we hold.
Coaching staff
The manager, the assistants and the coaches at every level of the club, 18 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maciej Skorża | Manager | First team | 53 | Poland |  |
| Hideki Uchidate | Manager | Under-18s | 51 | Japan | - |
| Nobuyasu Ikeda | Manager | Under-18s | 55 | Japan | - |
| Masato Maesako | Coach | First team | 35 | Japan |  |
| Kenta Yoshida | Coach | Under-18s | 28 | Japan | - |
| Masaki Tsuchihashi | Coach | Under-18s | 52 | Japan | - |
| Naoyuki Okazaki | Coach | Under-18s | 45 | Japan | - |
| Shigenori Hagimura | Coach | Under-18s | 48 | Japan |  |
| Shinji Jojo | Coach | Under-18s | 47 | Japan | - |
| Takuya Kawaguchi | Coach | Under-18s | 46 | Japan |  |
| Toyofumi Sakano | Coach | Under-18s | 35 | Japan | - |
| Yasushi Fukunaga | Coach | Under-18s | 52 | Japan |  |
| Yuki Abe | Coach | Under-18s | 43 | Japan | - |
| Hitoshi Shiota | Goalkeeping coach | Under-18s | 44 | Japan | - |
| Kaito Yamamoto | Goalkeeping coach | Under-18s | 40 | Japan | - |
| Kazunori Sugio | Goalkeeping coach | Under-18s | 39 | Japan | - |
| Tatsuru Ishiguri | Fitness coach | First team | 53 | Japan | - |
| Wojciech Ignatiuk | Fitness coach | First team | 39 | Poland | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 6 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sadao Niga | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 43 | Japan |
| Hideto Saito | Physio | First team | 47 | Japan |
| Hitoshi Suzuki | Physio | First team | 35 | Japan |
| Nobuyoki Nozaki | Physio | First team | 45 | Japan |
| Terumitsu Nishigaki | Physio | First team | 46 | Japan |
| Masahiro Saito | Sports scientist | Under-18s | 37 | Japan |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 7 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akihiro Tabata | Scout | Club-wide | 47 | Japan |
| Atsushi Natori | Scout | Club-wide | 63 | Japan |
| Satoshi Horinouchi | Scout | Club-wide | 45 | Japan |
| Tokio Hatamoto | Scout | Club-wide | 32 | Japan |
| Maiki Hayashi | Performance analyst | First team | 30 | Japan |
| Tomoya Ugajin | Performance analyst | First team | 37 | Japan |
| Yasuto Hoshiko | Performance analyst | First team | 38 | Japan |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tsutomu Nishino | Technical director | 54 | Japan |
Owners and directors
Who owns Urawa Reds and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yoichi Tachibana | Chair | 66 | Japan |
Backroom staff at every J1 League club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Urawa Reds's list is the joint 8th longest of the 21, against a median of 31 across the division. FC Tokyo names the most, 50. Mito Hollyhock names the fewest, 22.
Urawa Reds against the J1 League, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | URAWA REDS | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 18 | 18 | 24 | FC Machida Zelvia |
| Medical and sports science | 6 | 9 | 14 | FC Machida Zelvia |
| Scouting and analysis | 7 | 3 | 9 | FC Tokyo |
| Football management | 1 | 1 | 2 | FC Tokyo |
| Owners and directors | 1 | 2 | 3 | FC Tokyo |
Backrooms the size of Urawa Reds's, in every league
Urawa Reds's 33 names make the joint 278th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 278 |  | Women's Super League | 33 |
| 278 | FC Baník Ostrava | Czech First League | 33 |
| 278 | HNK Rijeka | Croatian First League | 33 |
| 278 |  | J1 League | 33 |
| 278 |  | Belgian Pro League | 33 |
| 278 |  | Championship | 33 |
| 278 |  | Championship | 33 |
| 278 | Rosenborg BK | Eliteserien | 33 |
| 278 |  | Belgian Pro League | 33 |
| 278 |  | Championship | 33 |
| 278 | Urawa Reds | J1 League | 33 |
| 278 |  | League One | 33 |
| 292 |  | Ligue 1 | 32 |
| 292 |  | Championship | 32 |
| 292 | Cruzeiro Esporte Clube SAF | Brasileirão Série A | 32 |
| 292 | Estoril Praia Futebol | Primeira Liga | 32 |
| 292 | | J1 League | 32 |
| 292 |  | Ligue 2 | 32 |
| 292 | FK Bodø/Glimt | Eliteserien | 32 |
| 292 |  | Ekstraklasa | 32 |
| 292 |  | 2. Bundesliga | 32 |
Where Urawa Reds's former staff work now
On Urawa Reds's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 4 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Tsuyoshi Otsuki | Coach | Fagiano Okayama |
| Yuki Kosaka | Coach | Fagiano Okayama |
| Yusaku Ueno | Coach |  |
| Yukiya Hamano | Goalkeeping coach | FC Machida Zelvia |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Urawa Reds's manager?
Maciej Skorża is the Urawa Reds first-team manager, aged 53.
Who is Urawa Reds's technical director?
Tsutomu Nishino is technical director at Urawa Reds.
How many backroom staff do Urawa Reds have?
We hold the names of 33 people on Urawa Reds's staff for 2025/26: 18 in coaching, 6 in medical and sports science, 7 in scouting and analysis, 1 in football management and 1 owner or director. That is the joint 8th longest list of the 21 J1 League clubs we hold, against a median of 31. Across every league we hold, that list is the joint 278th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Urawa Reds pays its squad, see Urawa Reds player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Maciej Skorża. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on J1 League wages.